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July 6th
154 Notable deaths
Zhu De
Marshal of the people's republic of china (1886－1976).
Born December 1st, 1886 in Zhu De's Former Residence.
Died July 6th, 1976 at 89 years old in Beijing. [ref]
János Kádár
Former general secretary of the hungarian socialist workers' party.
Born May 26th, 1912 in Rijeka. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1989 at 77 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Kenneth Grahame
British novelist.
Born March 8th, 1859 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1932 at 73 years old in Berkshire. [ref]
Cornelia Dorabuji
Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer; first female graduate from bombay university, first woman to study law at oxford university; first indian national to study at a british university (1866-1954).
Born November 15th, 1866 in Nashik.
Died July 6th, 1954 at 87 years old in London.
George Grosz
German artist (1893-1959).
Born July 26th, 1893 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1959 at 65 years old in West Berlin. [ref]
Gail Patrick
American actress, television producer (1911-1980).
Born June 20th, 1911 in Birmingham.
Died July 6th, 1980 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Joaquín Rodrigo
Spanish composer, best known for his concierto de aranjuez (1901–1999).
Born November 22nd, 1901 in Sagunt.
Died July 6th, 1999 at 97 years old in Madrid.
Otto Klemperer
German conductor and composer.
Born May 14th, 1885 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1973 at 88 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Kasey Rogers
American actress (1925-2006).
Born December 15th, 1925 in Missouri.
Died July 6th, 2006 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (stroke, esophageal cancer).
Van McCoy
American musician, producer and songwriter (1940–1979).
Born January 6th, 1940 in Washington, D.C..
Died July 6th, 1979 at 39 years old in Englewood (myocardial infarction).
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